Description

Apollo 13 Flown "TLI No Go's" Quick Reference Two-Sided
Checklist Cue CardDirectly from the Personal Collection of
Mission Commander James Lovell, Signed and Certified, with Signed
LOA. A 6" x 5.75" (overall) heavyweight printed (both sides)
placard dated March 16, 1970, titled "TLI NO GO'S" at top of verso.
It is signed just beneath this title in black ink: "S/C failures
that would/ prevent flight to the moon/ from earth orbit/ James
Lovell" and there are four strips of Velcro for mounting to the
spacecraft control panel. It lists thirty-eight functions that the
loss of which would prevent the craft from safely performing the
translunar injection, a "go" or "no go" decision. The front side
gives instructions regarding failures upon launch and through the
first twelve minutes of the flight until the Earth orbit insertion.
There are some figures written on this side, done during the
mission. Cue cards were made to fit in a specific location on the
panels and provide a quick source of information for the crew
during various problems and procedures. They are rarely offered and
extremely desirable. Lightly soiled and some minor warping to the
cardboard, very fine.

Included with this lot is a signed Letter of Certification from
Lovell on his company letterhead stating, in full: "I certify that
this Checklist was posted on the instrument panel for quick
reference in case of failure on launch. Other side failure that
would preclude going into lunar orbit (TLI). Apollo 13 perilous
flight took off on April 11 and returned safely on April 17, 1970.
This checklist was from my personal collection of space artifacts
and has been in my possession since the mission."